Plans for 38-storey blocks at North Greenwich station were approved last night as a taller, denser masterplan for the Greenwich Peninsula was backed by councillors. The new blueprint replaces once drawn up in 2015 and means the demolition of the existing bus station and its replacement with a new transport hub as well as 5,813 […]
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Greenwich Council’s £30,000 planning deal over gasholder branded ‘astonishing’
Greenwich Council’s decision to accept almost £30,000 from the owner of east Greenwich’s demolished gas holder to develop a planning brief has been criticised as “astonishing” by the leader of the borough’s Conservatives. The Guardian revealed on Sunday that Greenwich had accepted the money from Scotia Gas Networks for a study into the site of […]
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Coronavirus highlights need for Silvertown Tunnel, Sadiq Khan claims
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan has doubled-down on his support for the Silvertown Tunnel – claiming the coronavirus pandemic simply highlights the need for the controversial crossing. Preliminary work has begun on the £1.2 billion new road between the Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, which Khan’s administration says will “eliminate” congestion at the Blackwall […]
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Morden Wharf: Home for royal barge could feature in Greenwich Peninsula development
A possible home for a royal barge features in proposals to build 1,500 new homes on the west side of Greenwich Peninsula, which have been submitted to planners. The £770m scheme for Morden Wharf includes a landscaped park by the River Thames as well as commercial, retail and community space. U+I, which is behind the […]
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Silvertown Tunnel architects ‘want to make new road more sustainable’
The architecture practice that has signed up to work on the Silvertown Tunnel says it is working on the controversial new road “ to try to make the project more sustainable”. dRMM, which signed up to an industry pledge to to evaluate all its projects on their effect on the environment, told Architects’ Journal that […]
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Silvertown Tunnel may be delayed again by virus but won’t be cancelled, TfL says
Transport for London is not ruling out a further delay to the Silvertown Tunnel, but says its financial problems will not affect the building of the new link. TfL awarded a £1 billion contract to the Riverlinx consortium in November to build and operate the controversial tunnel between Greenwich Peninsula and the Royal Docks, feeding […]
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Jumbo’s last stand: East Greenwich’s gasholder reaches its end
While London has been in lockdown because of the coronavirus emergency, East Greenwich’s gasholder has been slowly disappearing from the local skyline, with just two sections of the frame now remaining in place. Work began on dismantling the East Greenwich gasholder, one of the last remnants of the Greenwich Peninsula’s old gasworks, last April. 853 […]
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East Greenwich gasholder: Jumbo laid low after months of demolition
A year after demolition work began, one of south-east London’s most distinctive landmarks has shrunk in size as it slowly disappears from the skyline after 132 years. Work began on dismantling the East Greenwich gasholder, one of the last remnants of the Greenwich Peninsula’s old gasworks, last April. 853 visited the site and reported on […]
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